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State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. Raul Wilms
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary November 16, 1988 Director
Mr A. Ray Griffin, Jr., City Manager
City of Lumberton
P. 0. Box 1388
Lumberton, NC 28359
SUBJECT: Permit No. WQ0000672
Amendment to Permit No. 15218
City of Lumberton
Land Application of Sludge
Robeson County
Dear Mr. Griffin:
In accordance with your application. for amendment received June 29, 1988, we
ere .forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0000672, dated November. 16, 1988, to the
City of Lumberton for the operation of the subject _land application of sludge.
This permit amendment is issued pursuant 'to the request to increase the total
acreage of land application sites and add an additional 587 acres. This permit
amendment also changes the permit No. to WQ0000672.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until October 1, 1992,
and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon
written request within 30 days following receipt of this permit. This request must
be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of north Carolina
General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, Post Office
Drawer 11.666, .Raleigh, Forth Carolina 27604. Unless such demands are made this
permit shall. be final and binding.
If yo;t need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ms.
C. D. McCaskill, telephone No. 919/733-5083, ext. 540.
Sincerely,
/R. Paul Wilms
cc: Robeson County Health Department 7Z—
Fayet_tevi.l.le Regional Supervisor
Environmental Waste Disposal, Inc.
Ar•'lzdion prevention pfQvs
P.Q. Box 27687, Raleigh, perch Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RALEIGH
P E R M I T
For the discharge of Sewage, Industrial Wastes, or Other. Wastes
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes
of North Carolina as amended, and other applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
City of Lumberton
Robeson County
FOR THE
operation of land application of sludge to the sites identified in condition number
twenty (20) to serve the City of Lumberton's Wastewater Treatment Plant, pursuant to
the application received June 29, 1988, and in conformity with the project plan,
specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development and considered a part of
this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until October 1, 1992,
and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes
described in the application and other supporting data.
2. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
3. This permit is not transferable.
4. This permit shall become voidable in the event of failure of the soil to
adequately absorb the wastes and may be rescinded unless the facilities are
installed, maintained, and operated in a manner which will protect the assigned
water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters.
5. Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to
insure surface and ground water protection will be established and an acceptable
sampling reporting schedule shall be followed.

6. The land application sites shall be effectively maintained and operated at all
times so that there is no discharge to the surface waters, nor any contamination
of ground waters which will render them unsatisfactory for normal use. In the
event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation
of nuisance conditions or failure of the application areas to adequately absorb
the waste, the Permittee shall take such immediate corrective action as may be
required by the Division of Environmental Management.
7. The Permittee, at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of this permit,
shall request its extension. Upon receipt of the request, the Commission will
review the adequacy of the facilities described therein, and if warranted, will
extend the Permit for such period of time and under such conditions and
limitations as it may deem appropriate.
8. Adequate facilities shall be provided to prevent surface runoff from carrying any
disposed or stored material into the receiving stream.
9. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility
for damages to surface or groundwaters resulting from the operation of this
facility.
10. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -discharge
system to prevent the discharge of any wastewater resulting from the operation of
this facility.
11. No type of sludge other than that from the City of Lumberton's Wastewater
Treatment Plant shall be placed on the land application disposal sites.
12. Adequate provisions shall be taken to prevent wind erosion and surface runoff
from conveying pollutants from the sludge application area onto the adjacent
property and/or into the surface waters.
13. Sludge shall not be applied in inclement weather or until 24 hours following a
rainfall event of 1/2-inch or greater in 24 hours. Emergency sludge disposal
measures shall be approved by the Division of Environmental Management.
14. A 100-foot buffer shall be maintained between the appropriate land owner's
property line and any applied sludge.
15. The site shall be adequately limed to a soil pH of 6.5 prior to sludge
application.
16. No root or leaf crops for public consumption small be raised on these sites for a
period of twelve (12) months following sludge application.
17. Maximum slope for sludge application shall be 10% for surface application and 18%
for subsurface applications.
18. No liquid sludge shall be surface applied within a 100-foot buffer zone of any
water course or surface drainage area.

19. No liquid sludge shall be applied in the form of subsurface injection within a
25-foot buffer zone of any water course or surface drainage area.
20. This permit shall become voidable unless the agreement between the City of
Lumberton and the land owners listed below are in full force and effect:
Site No.
Owner
1
Carrie Lamb
2
K. M. Biggs
3
Cecil Jackson
4
George Stephens
5
Ronald Hammonds
6
Sammy Allen
7
Cecil Jackson
8
'Tom Melvin
9
D aryle Walters
10
L. Lowery
Acres (Application fields including buffers)
52.09
229.39
217.26
88.06
146.98
132.00
48.00
16.00
43.00
79.00 (Field nos. 1 & 3 only)
�C L. Lowery field no. 2; Katheryn Britt field nos. 1, 2, & 3; and Ron Hammond
field nos. 1 & 2 are not approved for land application of sludge. Additional
information concerning water table elevations will have to be submitted and
evaluated prior to approval of these tracts.
21. A 50-font buffer shall be maintained between drai_nageways, a 100-foot buffer
shall be maintained between each landowner's property Lines, and a 400-foot
buffer shall be maintained between any residence and any applied sludge.
22. A recorded log of sludge applications including amounts applied, dates, method of
application, and site location shall be maintained at by the Permittee as a
permanent record.
23. Surface application of liquid sludge shall not be used on sites that are prone
to flooding conditions. (Below the 100-year flood elevation.)
24. A suitable year round vegetative cover shall be maintained.
25. Public access to the land application sites shall be controlled during active
site use and for the 12-month period following the .land application event.
26. The application rates shall not exceed :
5.6 dry tons/acne
30,000 gallons/acre
27. Two grab samples of a specified volume shall be taken from the transport
vehicles each operating day. One sample will be taken at the beginning of daily
operations and one, at the close. These samples shall be refrigerated. Every two
weeks, or prior to changing sites, whichever comes first, the samples will be
composited and analyzed for the following constituents.
Parameter Units
a. Solids
b. Leads lbs/dry ton
c. Cadmium lbs/dry ton

d.
Nickel
lbs/dry
ton
e.
Copper
lbs/dry
ton
f.
Zinc
lbs/dry
ton
g.
TKN
lbs/dry
ton
h.
NH3 as N
1bs/dry
ton
i.
M02 + NO3
lbs/dry
ton
j.
pH
lbs/dry
ton
k.
Phosphorous
lbs/dry
ton
1.
Potassium
lbs/dry
ton
M.
Mercury
lbs/dry
ton
n.
Chromium
Zbs/dry
ton
o.
Arsenic
lbs/dry
ton
The permittee shall supply this data, as well as gallons applied, dates of
application and loading rates of nutrients, to the farmer and to the City of
Lumberton within 30 days of application.
28. Sludge shall not be applied to the K. M. Biggs site (field Nos. 1 through 16)
during the months of November through April, inclusive.
29. Diversion or bypassing of the sludge from the land application site is
prohibited.
30. Sludge shall be uniformly applied so as to avoid runoff, ponding or erosion.
31. The additions should not exceed the needs of the crop being grown based upon
current soil and sludge analysis.
32. Sludge should not be applied within 100 feet of any public or private water
supply well.
33. Land application of sludge should not occur on any portion of a disposal field
at a frequency greater than once in three years without prior approval by the
Division.
34. The iermittee shall contact the Fayetteville Regional Office to obtain proper
forms and assistance in maintaining proper records and submitting reports.
35. If any nuisance conditions arise concerning this land application system
including the transportation, storage, application or creation of an odor
problem, the Permittee shall terminate sludge disposal immediately after
notification by the Division of Environmental Management.
36. Lactating dairy animals shall not be grazed on sludge applied areas for a period
of 60 days following the sludge application. All other animals should not be
grazed on sludge applied land within a 30-day period following the sludge
application. Application sites that are to be also used for grazing shall have
fencing that will be used to prevent access after each application.

Permit issued this the 16th day of November, 1988.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
R. Paul Wilms, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0000672

Westinghouse Environmental February 1, 1990 3500.8Regency Parkway
and Geotechnical Services, Inc- P.O. Box 1308
Cary. North Carolina 27512
(919( 481-0397
FAX (919) 481-o8og
Permits and Engineering
Division of Environmental Management
512 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
Reference: WQ 0000672
Land Application of Sludge
Lumberton Wastewater Treatment Plant
Lumberton, North Carolina
Westinghouse Project No. 4116-89-609
Dear Sir:
The city of Lumberton has had several changes in the status of their
permitted lands. This letter is to notify your office of the changes so that
the State records can be updated.
I. Field No. 1, permitted to Lycrous Lowery is now owned and operated by
Woodrow Locklear. A signed owner/operator agreement is attached.
II. Fields No. 8 and No. 10, permitted under Cecil Jackson as owner/operator,
are now being operated by Frankie Cox. A signed owner/operator agreement
will be forwarded to your office as soon as possible.
III. field No. 4, originally permitted with Cecil Jackson as
owner/operator, is now split. Cecil Jackson operates one half and
Frankie Cox the other half. A signed owner/operator agreement will
be sent to you as soon as possible.
IV. Cecil Jackson Field No. 3 was original permitted as coastal hay. The field
now consists of 27 acres in hay and 15 acres in row crops.
V. Field No. 9, permitted to Cecil Jackson, has been sold and is no
longer in the land application program. This land has not had sludge
applied to it.
VI. Land permitted under S. Allen has been sold and is no longer in the
program. The new owner has been notified that the land has had sludge
applied.
VII. All but 8 acres of Cecil Jackson field No. 8 has been sold. The retained
8 acres are now operated by Frankie Cox. The new owners are being notified
that sludge has been applied to the field.
A Westinghouse Electric Corporation subsidiary

February 1, 1990
Page 2
If you have any question concerning these records, please contact us at
your convenience.
Sincerely
WESTINGHOUSE ENVIRONMENTAL AND
GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.
p�( e14"1
John C. Vincent
Staff Agronomist
G.F. "Rick" Baker, P.G.
Senior Geologist
JCV/GFB/pjw
Attachment
cc: Howard Revels
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Westinghouse Environmental
and Geoteehnical Services, Inc. May 10, 1990
Mr, John Seynour
Environmental Engineer
Division of Environmental Management
P.O. Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7647
Reference: Lumberton Land Application Program
Westinghouse Project No. 4116-89-609
Dear Mr. Seynour:
3500-8 Regency Parkway
P.O. Box 1308
Cary. North Carolina 27512
[phone]
FAX [phone]
This is a follow up letter to one written on February 1, 1990 detailing some
changes in the Lumberton Land Application Program. In the referenced letter I
stated that field #10 and 8 originally permitted to Mr. Cecil Jackson were now
being operated by Mr. Frankiy Cox, at that time we did not have a signed owner
operator agreement form for Mr. Cox on these pieces of land.
We have recently acquired an owner operator agreement for these lands and
are submitting a copy for the states records. Please note on one piece of the
supporting documentation for the application to ammend the Lumberton permit
submitted on April 4, 1990 these fields are listed under Mr. Jackson. This was
done because we did not have a signed owner operator agreement at the time. If
you have any questions about this or if we can do anything to aid review efforts
of the amendment package we recently submitted please contact us at your earliest
convenience.
JCV/vl
Sincerely,
WESTINGHOUSE ENVIRONMENTAL AND
GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.
John C. Vincent
Staff Agronomist
A Westinghouse Flectric Corporation subsidiary

N.C. DIVISION OF .ENVIRONMENTAL A(ANAGEM£NT STANDARD
AGREEMENT FOR THE LAND APPLICATION
OF WASTE SLUDGE ON PRIVATE LAND
NAME OF WWTP: ��� �aa�.� WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
OWNER OF WWTP:+- t
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LOCATION OF WWTP : —`j d
TYPE OF SLUDGE A Q r D
FARM NO.
FIELD NO.
LOCATION OF LAND
OWNER OF PROPERTY
LESSEE OF PROPERTY r4, 4 /--a �o
LAND USE OR CROPPING PATTERNS ! (/,--7 n Y9 Lf
INTENDED USE OR DISPOSITION OF CROPS F.e c JI.
The undersigned land owner or his representative hereby permits the L,
hereinafter refezzed Lo as the Permittee, to apply: sludge from the
. Wastewater Treatment Plant upon the land at the location shown
as described. in the artached documents. in accordance with the restrictions, stipula—
tions and exceptions shoxm below. The landowner or his representative receives, in
consideration, full use of the nutrient value of --he applied sludge while the Permitte
receives, in consideration, the use of the land described above For .che disposal of
digested sludge. This agreement shall remain in affect for an initial period of
( years. Following the initial ZT
() year period, this agreement shall remain in effect from one year to the next year
until cancelled as stipulated,below. The undersibned land owner or hi.s representative
and the Permittee agree to abide with the following restrictions ane stipulations unti
such time as written notification, given nines_: (M) days in advance, modifies or 'canc
this agreeme.nt.
RESTRICTIONS:

pg, 2 SLUDGE APPLICATION AGREEMENT
(Continued)
STIPULATIONS:
The landowner or his representative hereby authorizes the Permittee,
County and State officials or their representatives to inspect each
parcel of property prior to, during, and after sludge application and
to establish monitoring f•aciiities on or near the application site as
required by the sludge disposal permit.
2, The landowner or his representative authorizes the Permittee, County
and State officials or their representatives to take necessary soil,
surface and ground water samples during the term of, and twelve (12)
months after termination of, this Agreement.
3. The Permittee will provide each landowner or his representative with a
copy of land application permit as issued by the N.C. Department of
Natural Resources and Community Development (NCNRCD) Division of
Environmental Management (DEM) for the land described above prior.to
commencement of sludge application, The NCNRCD-DEM permit will
delineate maximum application rates, limitations and other restric-
tions prescribed by the laws and regulations.
4. The Permittee has provided the landowner or his representative with
information and data concerning the program for land application of
sludge to privately owned lands which includes an analysis of con-
stituents of the sludge, sludge application methods and schedules for
typical cropping patterns and a description of the equipment used by
the Permittee for sludge application.
The Permittee will furnish each landowner or his representative with a
copy of laboratory analysis stating constituents of the sludge prior
to the commencement of each sludge application.
6. The Permittee will furnish each landowner or his representative with a
copy of the results of each soil analysis.
7. The landowner or his representative will be responsible for properly
liming the land to a pH of 6.5 before each application of sludge. The
PH of the land before and after the application of lime will be
determined in accordance with Stipulation 2 above.
8. The landowner or his representative will inform the Permittee of any
revisions or modifications to the intended use and cropping patterns
shown above at least twelve (12) months prior to each planting season
to endable the Permittee to amend this Agreement and schedule
applications at appropriate periods. Within the limits of the NCNRCD
permit, the owner or his representative and the Permittee will deter-
mine sludge application rates and schedules based on crop patterns and
the results of soil samples.
S. No crops f-or human consumption shall be raised on the land for a
period of twelve months after sludge application.
1 The landowner or his representatives or successors shall adhere to the
provisions of the Agreement for a period of twelve (12) months from
tho date of the most recent sludge application.

Pg. 3 SLUDGE APPLICATION AGREEMENT
(Continued)
_'ULATIONS L
11. The Permittee will exercise all reasonable care and precautions in tha
execution of this Agreement. The Permittee will not be held liable for
any damage to the property or persons in the execution of this
Agreement not due directly to negligence on behalf of the Permittee.
12. Should the landowner or his representative lease otherwise permit the
Use of the land by a third party the landowner shall be responsible to
insure the third party agrees and complies with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
13. The existing lessee, if any, of the site agrees, by execution of this
Agreement, to comply with till provisions of this Agreement.
14. In consideration of the signing of this Agreement, the parties thereto
for themselves, their agents, officials, employees and servants agree
not to descriminate in any manner on the basis of race, color, creed or
national^origin with reference to the subject matter of this Agree-
ment, no matter how remote.
15. This Agreement shall be binding on the grantees, the successors and
assigns of the parties hereto with reference to the subject matter of
,this Agreement.
The land application disposal sites shall not be grazed with thirty
(30) days after the last sludge application by any animals whose pro-
ducts (including their meat) is consumed by humans.
17. In any future transfer of the land where sludge has been applied, a
notice shall be given to the new land owner that gives full details as
to the sludge constituents,-•^�^^� a+^ +hw+ WAC 1: a --
incorporated at this site.
and Owner or
Date T�
Permittee
NORTH CAROLINA

N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMMNTAL MANACEMENT STANDARD
AGREEMENT FOR THE LAND APPLICATIQN
OF WASTE SLUDCE ON PRIVATE LAND
Nfi24E OF UWTr: _ WASTEWATER TREATHE'NT PLANT
OWNER OF WWTP : � ICI -
LOCATION OF 14WTP :. -7 C> C) �. ►4- ci- � 2 � -� e �`.
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TYPE OF SLUDGE a-r/ AXWO.Q
FART! NO.
FIELD NO.
LOCATION OF LAND i,11 ,
OWNER OF PROPERTY
LESSEE. OF PROPERTY"
LAND USE OR CROPPING PATTERNS
INTENDED USE OR DISPOSITION OF C"s0?S �'j
1,12 lll] e7 s land a-,,-1eLor his representative hereby permits o h e & T
hereinafter reArred Lo as the Pernittee, to apply sludge from che�
Wastewater Treatment Plant upon the land at the location shown
as described in the attached documents.in accordance with the restrictions, stipula-
tions and exceptions shown below. The landowner or his representative receives, in
consideration, full use of the nutrient value of _he applied sludge while the Permitte
receives, in consideration, the use of the land described above for the disposal of -
digested sludge. This agreement shall retrain in effect for an initial period of
(5) years. Following the initial
( S ear period, this agreement shall remain in affect from one year to the neat year
until cancelled as stipulaced„below. The undersigned land owner or his representative
and the Permirtee agree to abide with the following restrictions and stipulations unti
such time as written notification, ;liven nines_: (0) days in advance, modifies or cent
this agveener.t.
RESTRICTIONS:

pg, 2 SLUDGE APPLICATION AGREEMENT
(Continued)
STIPULATIONS:
The landowner or his representative hereby authorizes the Permittee,
County and State officials or their representatives to inspect each
parcol of property prior to, during, and after sludge application and
to establish monitoring facilities on or near the application site as
required by the sludge disposal permit.
2. The landowner or his representative authorizes the Permittee, County
and State officials or their representatives to take necessary soil,
surface and ground water samples during the term of, and twelve (12)
months after termination of, this Agreement,
3. The Permittee will provide each landowner or his representative with a
copy of land application permit as issued by the N,C. Department of
Natural Resources and Community Development (NCNRCD) Division of
Environmental Management (DEM) for the land described above prior to
commencement of sludge application. The NCNRCD-DEM permit will
delineate maxiarum application rates, limitations and other restric-
tions prescribed by the laws and regulations.
4. The Permittee has provided the landowner or his representative with
information and data concerning the program for land application of
sludge to privately owned lands which includes an analysis of con-
stituents of the sludge, sludge application methods and schedules for
typical cropping patterns and a description of the equipment used by
the Permittee for sludge application.
5. The Permittee will furnish each landowner or his representative with a
COPY of laboratory analysis stating constituents of the sludge prior
to the commencement of each sludge application.
6. The Permittee will furnish each landowner or his representative with a
copy of the results of each soil analysis.
7. The landowner or his representative will be responsible for properly
liming the land to a pH of 6.5 before each application of sludge. The
pH of the land before and after the application of lime will be
determined in accordance with Stipulation 2 above.
8. The landowner or his representative will inform the Permittee of any
revisions or modifications to the intended use and cropping patterns
shown above at least twelve (12) months prior to each planting season
to andable the PermiLtoa to amend this Agreement rind schedule
applications at appropriate periods. Within the limits of the NCNRCD
permit, the owner or his representative and the Permittee will deter-
mine sludge application rates and schedules based on crop patterns and
results of soil samples.
9. No crops f-or human consumption shall be raised on the land for a
period of twelve months after sludge application.
). The landowner or his representatives or successors shall adhere to the
provisions of the Agreement for a period of twelve (12) months from
tho date of the most recent sludge application.

Pg. 3 SLUDGE APPLICATION AGREEME'N
(Continued)
iTIPULATIONS:
11. The Permittee will exercise all reasonable care and precautions in the
execution of this Agreement, The Permittee will not be held liable for
any damage to the prop'orty or persons in the execution of this
Agreement not due directly' to negligence on behalf of the Permittee_
12. Should the landowner or his representative lease otherwise permit the
use of the land by a third party the landowner shall be responsible to
insure the third party agrees and complies with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement,
13. The existing lessee, if any, of the site agrees, by execution of this
Agreement, to comply with all provisions of this Agreement.
14. In consideration of the signing of this Agreement, the parties thereto
for themselves, their agents, officials, employees and servants agree
not to descriminate in any manner on the basis of race, color, creed or
national^origin with reference to the subject matter of this Agree-
ment, no matter how remote.
15, This Agreement shall be binding on the grar_:ee.s, tha succa::sors and
assigns of the parties hereto with reference to the subject matter of
this Agreement.
16. The land application disposal sites shall not be grazed with thirty
(30) days after the last sludge application by any animals whose pro-
ducts (including their meat) is consumed by humans.
17. In any future transfer of the land where sludge has been applied, a
notice shall be given to the new land owner that gives full details as
to the sludge constituents, --
incorporated at this site.
=Land Owner or`-1 essea
Date
J
Permittee - -
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